Rather than following the route up the gentle ridge to the left, we stayed in the center of the drainage that leads to the saddle between Fletcher and Quandary. There are several steeper "steps" in this gulch that held nice snow fields for a nice "mixed" climb, alternating between snow and tundra. On the descent these snow slopes made for fine glissades.

Great hike to an impressive summit without anyone besides my hiking partner. Some wind packed snow above the Fletcher/Quandry saddle but still no problem. Great views of the surrounding areas. Highly recommended to avoid the crowds.

A great climb in perfect solitude. The route following the small stream past the many lakes above treeline is a fantastic tour through some beautiful hanging valleys. I did the West Ridge of Quandary to round out the day, and I didn't see a soul until the peak of Quandary. I descended the Monte Cristo Couloir to Blue Lakes, which I highly discourage because it's so eroded and loose. I'd either descend the East Ridge and walk to the dam or descend the West Ridge if I did this again.

I climbed this with the Colorado Mtn Club. We saw nobody else climbing Fletcher, but we could see plenty of hikers on Quandary. The weather was a little fussy, mostly cloudy with some light snow higher up (some of the higher peaks in the area have had a light dusting of snow in the last few days). It's a great hike, lots of solitude, not too difficult, and great views of the surrounding mountains.

Started at Mayflower Gulch trailhead and ran the the road to the 4X4 parking. Proceded up the road past some old mining cabins and then left the road a bit too early after spotting a switchbacking old mining trail. This trail didn't last long and then we were faced with loose talus for the rest of the way to the summit. The summit had a register tube and inside was a map of the route from Quandary side that had been posted on Summitpost by Aaron Johnson. Nice work Aaron!!!

What a gem of a peak! I found a really neat mining-era chisel the first time up! A great intro peak to the Tenmile Range. Beautiful valleys on all sides of the peak help! The second time up I went down a little bit towards Atlantic Peak....WOW! Next time I want to try that route out.

I really like the Tenmile Range, and Fletcher's summit provides nice views of the other High 100 peaks in the area. The hike up the valley from Blue Lakes is fun and full of possibilities if you get creative. The view of Quandary is awesome from this vantage. I had perfect skies this day and made the summit in 2 hrs from the Blue Lake Dam. I saw no one else en route. A great peak for solitude during the week!

A nice hike across tundra and interesting rock climbing up to the summit. A nice place to go if you want to get away from all the people on Quandry. Provides some nice views of McCullough Basin and the West ridge of Quandry. I imagine in a wetter year and earlier in the season the flowers would be fabulous. Interesting ruins of an old mining cabin along the way.

Definately worthwhile. The summit is a suprisingly short distance from the Fletcher-Quandry Saddle. I committed the cardinal sin of starting the route on this mountain at 9:00, and managed to summit Fletcher and the stellar Quandry west ridge route by 4:00 (t-storms were cooperating that day). Even if you aren't trying to do the centennials (100 highest), I HIGHLY reccomend this peak in conjunction with the west ridge for the solitude, views and "alpine" feel. The valley SW of Quandry feels like something out of a Ricola commercial.

Now, I must say that there have been some people who have felt 'misled' regarding the west ridge of Quandry. If you're planning on doing fletcher and Quandry together, be prepared for difficult route finding and some breathtaking (some would say frightening) exposure on Quandry. See the Quandry post for more info..